Sheet-music turner.



No. 842,649. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

- R. P. GREEN.

SHEET MUSIC TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.9, 1905.

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No. 842,649. PATENTBD JANKZQ, 1907. R. P. GREEN.

SHEET MUSIC TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 0019, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED 001 .9, 1905.

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1 UNITED sTA'Tns PATENT OFFICF.

SHEET-MUSIC TURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed October 9, 1905. Serial No. 281,956.

To all whom it may cone/emu Be it known that I, RICHARD P. GREEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sheet-Music Turners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for supporting sheet-music in prdperposition beore the player of a musical instrument and for turning overthe sheets of i music as needed.

One of the objects of the invention is the production of an improvedsheet-music turner ada ted to turn the sheets or leaves in eitherirection-that is, from right to left, and vice versa.

Another object of the invention is the production of a sheet-musicturner the action of which in turning the music is positive and certainand under the direct control of the operator.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of asheet-music turner embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view through .said turner on the plane of dottedline 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on dotted line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a similar View on dotted line 4 4 of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the leaf-holding arms intended toengage the intermediate sheets, and Fig. 6 is a view of one of the armsfor holding the outer leaves or sheets. Fig. 17 is a sectional detailview of a clip for securing the bound or folded edges of the music tothe turner. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the means fordetachably securing thestandard to the casing. Fig. 9 is a detail Viewof themeans for preventing sidewise movement of the key-levers. Fig. 1.0is a fragn ental horizontal sectional view through the casing, showingone of the winding-drums, the two hey-levers for rotating said drum, thecords connecting said key-levers with the drum, and the guide-sheavesover which said cords run.

' The music-turner of my invention may be supported upon a special standor pedestal,

or it may lie attached to the piano-case in a osition convenient for theplayer to operate. 11 the drawings I have shown an embodiment adapted tobe attached to or supported upon the piano, 1 being the inclosing casingfor the principal parts of the mechanism,

said casing comprising the base-plate 2, the

front wall 3, the upper wall 4, the rear wall 5, and the end walls 6.Arms 7, secured to each end of the base-plate 2, have pivotallyconnected with their outer ends fingers 8, adapted to swing in avertical plane, said fingers having upturned rear ends. The turnerissecure'd to the piano-case by inserting the fingers 8 beneath thelower edge of the musicboard.

A standard 9 is detachably mounted upon the casing 1 by means of twolingers 10, rigidly secured to said standard and adapted to lie withinstanding loops or keepers 11, fixed to the rear wall 5 of the casing,said standard being inclined rearwardly slightly with reference to thecasing. The base-plate 2, the rear wall 5, the fingers 8, and the rearside of the standards 9 are covered with felt or a similar material toprevent marring the piano-case. 1

A post 12 is firmly fixed to the base-plate 2 and centrally thereof in aposition slightly inclined to the rear, said post having a foot portion13 and three arms 14, 15, and 16, said foot portion and arms extendingperpendicularly to said post. A bearing-plate 17 is mounted upon theforward side of the standard 9. In the foot portion 13, the arms 14, 15,and 16, the upper wall 4 of the casing 1, and the bearing-p ate 17 areformed alined bearing-openings 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, resymctively,the opening 20 being slightly larger than the o eninqs 18 and 19, the oening 21 larger tian t 1e opening 20, and 1. 1e opening22 larger than tA shaft 24 is rotatably mounted in and extends through said series ofbearing-openings. A-dcuble-grooved winding-drum 25 is fixed upon theshaft 24 between the foot portion 13 and the arm 14, and a similar drum26, having fXQd thereto the sleeve or tubular shaft 27 is rotatablymounted upon the shaft 24 between the arms 14 and 15, said sleeve 27extending upwardly to a point near the bearing-plate 17. A drum 28,similar to the drums 25 and 26, is rotatably mounted upon the sleeve 27between the arms 15 and 16 and has fixed thereto a sleeve 29 surroundingthe sleeve 27 and extending through the openings 21 and 22 to a pointabove the upper wall 4 of the casing. Upon said sleeve 29 is rotatablymounted a sleeve 30, haying fixed to its e opening 2 1..

w: it 3, through whie to the windii'ig-druins.

upon said shalt are pivotally mounted l evlevers 34-, 35, 3t), 37, $38,339, it), and ii, the

levers numbered .H to 3? bring arranged at the left ol the loirgiitulinal center of the easing 1 and the remaining; levers at the rightthereof. Openings i! are t'ormrd in the trout i it said levers extend,the forward ends of said levers lain provided with keys 2H 35, eke,adapted to heen raged by a finger oi the operator, and the rear endstliereot heine et'tnnerted with the drums upon the shaft 24 and thesleeves 27, 2t), and 30 by means oi cords or rabies 3. The cordseonneet'ed with the Lev-levers 34 and t] are secured upon the peripheryoi the windingdrui'n 25, each lying in one ot the grooves in said drum,and in like manner the levers 35 and .ll are connected with thewhaling-drum 126, the levers C-Zti and 3.) with the drum 2%, and thelevers I37 and 38 with the drum 31. The cords -13 are adjustahly seeuredto their keylevers by means oi" ('latiming-plates .11 and screws inorder that slaek in said cords may readily he taiten tip. Sheaves 4t"),rotatably mounted upon the haswplate 2, the trout plate 2' and the post12, guide the cords ii) in their passage from the l\'( v-levers The l t'v-levers may he held l'rom endwise movement upon, the shaft, 32 in anysuitahle way. The means herein shown is coil-springs 47, surroundingsaid shalt and h airing against the blocks 32 and the l e vlevers l'orholding rat-h levt r against the side ot' the adjacent liloek.

The upper ends of the shalt 1-! and slet' its 27, 2t), and 30 supporthorizontal leat-holding arms -18, each of \\'liit'li :itiii. isadjustable in length, hem; made in two seetions 4-8 and to", the sertion4S extending through standing loops 48 on the seetion '8 and tiring arranged to hetixrd in any adjusted position by any suiialile ii eana Aslirrrin shown said means eomprists a spriu ingpin -18, earrird hv thesection in", adaptone ill a st iit's ol' openings lH ed to enter an inthe sretioit lt At its lrre end eaeli leatlitiltltiitt' arm th earrtes avertical arm it), provided with suitable means l'or grippitig the edgeot a sheet ol' music, such as a plurality ot' spring-artuateo (lips 5t),each comprising two taws 51.

Tie first and last pages oi t e music are I supported up n t" e vtandard l v means ot set-lion h'litiiiitf will in loops tipou it e otier seet ion and the sections being secured in ad g-prrssrd loek- 5justed relation by means ot a set-screw itt the outer end of each arm isa clip t) for gripping the upper outer corner-e of th 'tirst and lastpages of tile inusie.

n eans ot two sprin t earn eoin mg a fixed ptw .50, a pivoted jaw .57,one a, spring. t;endtng to elose ty w againstthe hxed aw ate heets orleav, seenred to the arms to kt of tl:e player, the pl turns: said.siieet's stic(a' ssivel v tron'i right;- to

left, as required, hr 8 .pressing tl'e keys 341",

35536, and 3?. turned may be restored to its origit'ial position bydepressing tl'e corresponding one of tie keys as; 39, it) and 4t. Thepivotal movement of one of t to he leve rotates its sl at't or sleeve27', 2. it), or 30 by means of ti e connecting-cord -13, unwindin aidcord i from ti o winding-drmn and winding; up on said drum ti e eordconnecting said drum with tie opposite corresponding key-leveiz Tl'emusic-toriier may he reduced to a small compass li V detaining tliestandtrd It lrom tle easing 1 and folding the arms togeti er upon t1!eir pivots.

l, claim as my invention t. in a sl eet-mnsiturner, in comhination, arotatalde sha t; a winding-drum tixed t l'eretni; a sleeve surroundingsai s. at't and i airing tixed tiereto a windingdrum; two key-levers for'ach ot said. winding-drums; a tlexihle eenneetion, het'ween.

each lever and its winding-drun'i; and le l lolding means attaehed tosaid shalt and said sleeve at points removed from said winding-drums.

l 2. in a si tOt-IiiiiSit; turner, in combination, a rotatable verticalshalt; a winding;-

: drum lixed on said shaft; a sleeve on said j si'al't carrying awinding-druin, eaeh of said i winding-drums l aving wo grooves in itpeiripeev, a horizontal alt; two hey-levers on said si -alt; for eae tor nd windtug-drums,

a eerd eonnecting each of said levers with its winding-drum, eaci eordlying in one of the grooves of said drum and heing wound in. opv positedirections t 'eieon; and two lealdtoldine' arms, one liked to said verti:al shaft, and l t e oi er io tiid sleeve.

I It. in a s: eet-musio turner, in conihtnie t tie-ii a ('zifiiittt'l apost, ti erein i itYii'ifl toot; portion and a plurality ol aruta; avertieal s all rotatalilv supported lrv said foot po tion and said arms;a \vituling-drum lived on. said slaat't, lying; hetween said tool;portion if desired, any street time 'iiJe folded or bound edg s oi'tilt? music are releasahly seeured to standard ti by y and one of saidarms; a, sleeve surrounding mounted in said casing for said cords; andsaid shaft and bearing awinding-drum lying I two leaf-holding arms, onesecured to said between two of said arms; a horizontal shaft l verticalshaft and the other to said sleeve.

supported in said casing; two levers upon 5 RICHARDP. GREEN. said shaftfor each of said Winding-drums a Witnesses: cord connecting each of saidkey-levers with L. L. MILLER,

its winding-drum; guide-sheaves rotatably GEORGE L. CHINDAHL.

